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Health promotion and prevention actions in the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS): evaluation of the temporal trend and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
- Source :
- HSJ, Vol 14, Iss 1 (2024)
- Publication Year :
- 2024
- Publisher :
- Hospital de Clínicas de Itajubá, 2024.
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Abstract
- Objective: To evaluate health promotion and prevention in the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS) between 2008 and 2022. Method: An epidemiological study was conducted, with an ecological approach, as a time series. APPS-related data available in the Outpatient Information System of the SUS (SIA/SUS) over the last 15 years were used, normalized to every 100,000 Brazilian residents, characterizing the incidence. COVID-19 pre- and post-pandemic periods were outlined to verify its impact on productivity. The data were analyzed with a significance level of 5%. Result: Between 2008 and 2022, 6,933,081,931 APPS were carried out in the SUS. The most frequent modality was home visits (56.3%), and the most common health professionals were health and endemic agents (59.8%). For the entire study period, the incidence was 3,407,327 APPS per 100,000 Brazilian residents, with an annual median of 281,999. Furthermore, there was a significant decreasing trend over the last 15 years (p
Details
- Language :
- English, Portuguese
- ISSN :
- 29660408
- Volume :
- 14
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- HSJ
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.4c0e48919c4041b7a1b1a851b2430909
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.21876/hsjhci.v14.2024.e1522